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Cyrtospira bicurvata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtospira bicurvata was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Cyrtospira bicurvata Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is not extant. Its type locality is High Bridge, Tyrone Fm., which is in a Rocklandian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tyrone Limestone Formation of Kentucky.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cyrtospira bicurvata Ulrich and Scofield
1980Cyrtospira bicurvata Rohr p. 190
2023Cyrtospira bicurvata Wagner p. 1191

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusCyrtospira
speciesbicurvata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cyrtospira bicurvata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:31:49
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:31:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Cyrtospira bicurvata (type locality: 87739)